Comments on: Cutting back on e-mail checking http://virtuallyshocking.com/2007/05/31/cutting-back-on-e-mail-checking/ Not actually all that shocking. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: misterbeans http://virtuallyshocking.com/2007/05/31/cutting-back-on-e-mail-checking/comment-page-1/#comment-20072 misterbeans Sat, 02 Jun 2007 18:00:57 +0000 http://virtuallyshocking.com/2007/05/31/cutting-back-on-e-mail-checking/#comment-20072 I need to cut back too. You know how they say mother's can hear their baby's cry from far away even when it's a little whimper? Well, I can be anywhere in the house and hear my computer's sound effect letting me know email has arrived. I've found the only way I can get anything done is if I close Mail. Otherwise I hear it go off and I instantly HAVE to know what just arrived. And even if it's some piece of junk, it sends me off to play on the internet or email people or whatever. I plan to keep it closed except when I actually intend to check my mail, and any thoughts of needing to email someone can go in the next actions list instead of being done immediately. The email may take less than a couple of minutes but the resulting distraction can last for an hour. I need to cut back too. You know how they say mother’s can hear their baby’s cry from far away even when it’s a little whimper? Well, I can be anywhere in the house and hear my computer’s sound effect letting me know email has arrived. I’ve found the only way I can get anything done is if I close Mail. Otherwise I hear it go off and I instantly HAVE to know what just arrived. And even if it’s some piece of junk, it sends me off to play on the internet or email people or whatever.

I plan to keep it closed except when I actually intend to check my mail, and any thoughts of needing to email someone can go in the next actions list instead of being done immediately. The email may take less than a couple of minutes but the resulting distraction can last for an hour.

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